Pakistan skipper Babar Azam despatched a powerful message to his crew as they go into an important set of matches forward of the ICC ODI World Cup. Pakistan will tackle Afghanistan in a three-match ODI collection in Sri Lanka from August 22 and the Asia Cup will likely be following in a matter of days. Babar had a easy, but sturdy message, for his crew forward of the busy schedule. “My message has always been to believe in yourself and make sure that you give your hundred per cent in the field”, learn a publish on the official X deal with of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

As the crew continues to seek for the correct mixture, Babar mentioned he feels that Pakistan has a powerful momentum of their favour after the dominant Test collection win in Sri Lanka.

“We enter this series with good momentum following our Test series win here and we are eager to build on it. We have a few new faces in the side and I wish them good luck for the challenges ahead. Most of the boys have been playing cricket in different leagues, but when you don the Pakistan star, it is a different feeling altogether,” Babar informed PCB Digital forward of the Afghanistan collection.

Pakistan named a bunch of 18 gamers for the collection in opposition to Afghanistan with new faces like Tayyab Tahir stepping in and Faheem Ashraf returning to the fold.

Saud Shakeel additionally obtained an opportunity to reflect his Test heroics within the shorter format after being named within the squad for the three-match collection.

“Tayyab Tahir had a good [Emerging Teams] Asia Cup and he performed well here in Sri Lanka and everyone saw how Saud Shakeel played Tests here. I am especially impressed by how Saud has transformed into a modern-day batter in such a quick time. This is a great sign for Pakistan cricket that he groomed himself according to the demands of the team, and whenever anyone does that, I get very happy,” Babar added.

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